Explain how the variable B has two different values in the two equations
6 - B = 5 b = 1
B + 5 = 15. B = 10
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They are different B's. B is a symbol used to represent a value in an equation. It is not the same value in all equations.
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In the first equation, "6 - B = 5", B is subtracted from 6 to obtain the value of 5. To find the value of B, you can solve the equation by isolating B.
To do this, you can start by moving the number 6 to the other side of the equation. This can be done by subtracting 6 from both sides:
6 - B - 6 = 5 - 6
Simplifying, we have:
-B = -1
To find the value of B, we can multiply both sides of the equation by -1 (or divide by -1), which gives us:
(-1)(-B) = (-1)(-1)
Simplifying further, we get:
B = 1
Therefore, in the first equation, B is equal to 1.
Now let's move on to the second equation, "B + 5 = 15". In this equation, B is added to 5 to obtain the value of 15. Again, to find the value of B, we need to isolate it.
We can start by subtracting 5 from both sides of the equation:
B + 5 - 5 = 15 - 5
Simplifying, we have:
B = 10
So, in the second equation, B is equal to 10.
Hence, the variable B has two different values in the two equations: B = 1 in the first equation and B = 10 in the second equation.